The Zuider Zee as Playgrounds of Dutch Folk and Towns
A vivid tour of Marken and Volendam reveals lively costumes, tourist appeal, and wary frankness about the locals. Vo lendam’s women, children, and fishermen show charm and fatigue, while Marken’s disdain and currency talks shape traveler impressions. Nearby towns Edam Zaandam Monnikendam and others offer bustling cheese, shipbuilding, windmills, and quiet streets.
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Zuider Zee
Volendam
North Sea
Detty
Holland
Rownss
Havenstoombootdienst
Amsterdam
Zulder Zee
Marken
Monnikendam
Hoorn
Edam
Anton Mauve
Laren
Zaandam
Peter
the Great
Markden
Books that the boys enjoy while parents rethink classics
A Philadelphia Press critique rebuts a claim that today’s children are wiser than their parents. It cites Jules Verne Henry Noah Brooks and Stevenson to argue boys seek adventurous tales from Treasure Island to The Three Musketeers while parents revisit childhood classics.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
Jules Vorne
Henry
Noah Brooks
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
D'Artagnan
CURED
A fragment quotes a speaker discussing curing a woman’s grieving after choosing a different husband. The dialogue notes starting to grieve and the speaker’s counter to the feeling.
What Should Woman Spend Question on Dress and Status
A 19th century discourse argues women should invest in appearance to gain influence and opportunities. It notes dress as a factor in success, cites a refined approach to wardrobe management, and contends fashion can empower education and social standing despite charges of extravagance.
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Aresq
Ingenious Gyratory Fishing Reel Described by Popular Mechanics
The gyratory reel cross winds the line to prevent tangling by applying a hand winding principle. During casting only the spool moves, simplifying operation compared with older gyratory reels.
One Worm After Another
A state superintendent tests a class of girls in natural history asking for animals. A small girl answers with another worm prompting silence until she adds another worm and the elder teacher remarks on his own humility.
Oil on Troubled Waters Aims to Calm Seas
The practice of pouring oil from ships to coat the water surface has emerged among seamen on the great lakes. Oil bags hung over the sides release oil slowly, smoothing waves and reducing breakers to create long, calm swells for safer navigation.
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Great Lakes
Neckties of Wood Promoted by English Syndicate
A syndicate of English capitalists formed to sell "tle silk" made from 50 percent wood pulp and 60 percent artificial silk. Samples are sent to New York neckwear manufacturers for testing, with experimentation ongoing. The material reportedly offers price advantages and resembles genuine silk in luster feel and appearance.
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New York
Candid Dialogue Sparks Family Tret in Quiet Scene
A sharp domestic moment unfolds as a papa admonishes a daughter while a mother’s schoolteacher past fuels sharp exchanges. The small quarrel exposes tensions over discipline and marriage norms within a familiar household.
qualities and history of the alpaca and llama
The article outlines the alpaca and llama as hardy, economical animals valued by natives for ride, flesh, and wool. It notes early writers praising their usefulness, their calm but independent temper, and the risk of spitting when overburdened or overworked.
Washing trough keeps Hawaii boys clean at night
At a Hawaii boys' school a new dormitory feature provides a thirty foot long washing trough ten inches deep. The boys walk through the trough to clean feet before bed and receive towels as they emerge, with cemented floors ensuring clean passage to their bunks.
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Hawaii
Hawaiian Star
Judge Sentences Dog to Death in Cincinnati Court
Judge Frick faces a hard choice as John Brennan’s dog mauls a woman near a butcher shop. The dog is condemned after biting her arm, sparking an unusual courtroom scene and Brennan’s emotional concern for his children.
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Judge Frick
John Brennan
Cincinnati Times-Star
Brennan
Judge Fricke
Slough public man retells a smoking joke on omnibus
A prominent Slough public figure who smokes tells a story at his own cost. He boards an omnibus and finds a boy inside smoking. He tells the boy that smoking will hinder his growth. The boy retorts he is aiming to be a jockey.
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Slough
Spoiled Children Provoking Parental Obedience Tale
A fragment from a historical column notes spoiled children provoking their parents into obedience with taunting humor. The terse lines reflect social humor about authority and family dynamics in a past era.
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Noah’s Ark
Lfe
Markener
Volendammers
Jnsinland
Isle
Willy-Nilly
Lucas
Volenluez
Gleis
Rome
Papa
Lana
Alpata
London Zoological Society
Gregoire de Bolivar
Potosi
Augustin de Zarate
Peru
Castile
George Sherrocke
Dog
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